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The last lecture of the course was about Fideism, in particular about the Islamic branch. It is known as a small significant current in Iran and Iraq that came to challenge the philosophy of Mulla Sadra and Tabatabai. Fideism can be defined as an doctrine that relies upon faith alone, accompanied with a marginal roleMeer lezen over “Lecture 12 Islamic Fideism in Iraq and Iran”

My first impression was that Tabataba’i would fit well the Kalam school of thought, as he sees philosophy as ”an essential toolkit for the informed believer in the modern world … that would equip her for the intellectual challenges thrown up by the real threats of faith”. Furthermore, he classifies the role of a MuslimMeer lezen over “Lecture 11 Muhammad Husayn Tabataba’i”

Opinion I am intellectualy attracted by Corbin’s criticism on European philosophy. For example his view that the European studies of Arabic philosophy is impoverished. I dont think this is only the case for Arabic philosophy but also for other philosophies in the Third World or Global South: Hindi or Asian philosophies. This fits the worldviewMeer lezen over “Lecture 11 Philosophers of Isfahan”

As a Shia muslim it was very interesting to learn more about the history of Ismailism. Also it is very useful to know what the original and historical meaning of Taqiyya constitutes of: a tool used to protect yourself against prosecution as a result of your philosophical ideas rather than ”lying in order to achieveMeer lezen over “Lecture 9 Arabic Neoplatonism among the Ismailis”

The main lesson that I learned from this lecture was to formulate your opinion and your ideas in the simplest way possible. Some people unnecessarily use difficult vocabulary to seem sophisticated, a practice that is applaused for today by some audiences. However, your task should be, and this is more difficult than seeming intelligent, toMeer lezen over “Lecture 8: Maimonides and the making of a Jewish philosophical tradition”

The Sufi tradition emerged in the 7th century and the adherents of it were known as being assetics. They were dressed in a humble and simple fashion and they rebelled against, which was in their view the secularization of Islam. They opposed the territorial expansion of the Islamic caliphate after the dead of the prophet,Meer lezen over “Lecture 7: Mysticism and Ibn Arabi”

T = Timing: Could the topic discussed in class find relevance among today’s contemporary social, political, economic, or religious affairs?  The topic discussed in class find relevance among today’s contemporary religious affairs. Because Al-Ghazali was a theologian and a mystic and he was against philosophy. He argued that the philosophers did not abide their own methods. Nowadays,Meer lezen over “The Incoherence of the Philosophers, On the Eternity of the World.”

T = Timing: Could the topic discussed in class find relevance among today’s contemporary social, political, economic, or religious affairs?  Avicenna was seen as a systemiser of philosophy. Nowadays, academic research in the conteomporary sciences are also using systematic ways of producing knowledge. He questioned and criticised Aristotle’s way of thinking, which is the fundament of theMeer lezen over “The Salvation: on the Necessary Existent”

T = Timing: Could the topic discussed in class find relevance among today’s contemporary social, political, economic, or religious affairs?  During the development of the Mu’tazila in the 800s there were debates among jurists, philosophers, grammarians and heretics. All these groups were trying to refute each others worldview. These widespread debates made their intellectual identities more solidifiedMeer lezen over “The Book That Makes Others Superfluous”

T = Timing: Could the topic discussed in class find relevance among today’s contemporary social, political, economic, or religious affairs?  Farabi prescribed a syllabus to children that is very deviant from the current educational system. This finds relevance among today’s contemporary social, political and economic affairs. Nowadays, it seems that the goal of education is to prepareMeer lezen over “The Principles of Existing Things”